Shawl

A571

From: India | Kashmir

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number A571
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Indian
Provenience India | Kashmir
Period 19th Century
Date Made 19th Century
Section Asian
Materials Wool | Pashmina
Technique Embroidered | Dyed | Woven | Sewn
Iconography Paisley | Buta | Boteh
Description

One half. Divided inheritance. Central panel is a multicolored paisley design on a green ground. Multiple borders surround the central panel with intricate paisley designs. One edge has fragments of red, white, black, yellow and blue cloth attached. Half of a square shawl for the European market, with multiple sewn-on borders. See also A570.

Length 75 cm
Width 170 cm
Credit Line Purchased from F. P. Bhumgara & Company, 1904

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